According to my dictionary, assault is: "a threat or attempt to strike or otherwise do physical harm to a person.” I have never seen a rifle assault anyone by itself. A weapon is inanimate. So how can a rifle assault someone without a human misusing it. It is interesting how the National...

Wednesday at Layton High School, we participated in the national walkout movement. Although not all attendees agreed politically, we were unified in two causes: First to respect and honor those victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting a month ago, and second to motivate our peers to raise...

Concerning the recent articles about recycling, it is pointless to blame the consumer for producing all the garbage you’re so worried about. We don’t choose the packaging our purchases come in. Personally, I loathe the plastic bubble packaging, but manufacturers and retailers love it...

I am writing in regards to the multiple articles written about the region’s recycling issues. While this is important for the time being, we do need to shift some our focus to address the core issue: reducing plastic production. Plastic has become a cheap convenience and is getting out of...

I returned a Republican survey uncompleted. I once had some respect for the party. That has been eviscerated by the man selected to lead the GOP and by Congress with its lack of disaster recognition. The president in almost every respect is a liar or he allows distortions and petty grievances to...

President Donald Trump wants to have our school teachers carry guns and defend our students from gun-toting terrorists. This is a bad idea. Our teachers have enough to do educating, guiding, testing and evaluating students — not to mention that most teachers would not have the heart to shoot...

On Friday, March 9, my wife and I were having breakfast at a local restaurant. When we glanced out the window, we saw two young women who had just left the restaurant looking desperate because a small baby belonging to one of them had been accidentally locked in the car. Have no fear — an...

There’s no denying this. The heads of Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and most Utah Republicans would have been exploding upon learning President Obama had begun an adulterous relationship with a porn star shortly after Michelle gave birth to their daughter, then paid the woman $130,000 to keep...

Snowbasin seems to have missed the point on the insane traffic issue it currently has (”Traffic piles up along with powder at Snowbasin resort; operators explain options,” March 3). It admits parking on the road is bad and illegal, but offers no other place to park. There is no talk of...

Whatever happened to self defense? Are we supposed to be knocked unconscious, shot down and destroyed and not be able to strike back? If we are brave enough to defend ourselves, we will be sent into the legal system, and if we’re convicted we’ll go to jail or prison. We’ll be...